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Lucille Irene (Gooding) Gerhardt

Obituary

Lucille was born on March 7, 1943, in Golden, Illinois, the daughter of K. D. and Pauline (Hendrichs) Gooding. On January 14, 1961, she was united in marriage to Robert Gene Gerhardt. He survives.

A long-time resident of Sutter, Lucille was well-known in the area for the delicious cakes she made for all occasions, and even judged cakes in the Adams County Fair. She made her first wedding cake when she was seventeen, and everyone wanted to know the recipe for her famous frosting. She and her husband served as a youth leader in Tioga and Sutter for fifteen years, and she also served on the Warsaw High School advisory board. One of Lucille’s greatest achievements in life was serving as a foster parent for 25 years to over one hundred children, mostly troubled teen boys.

Lucille is preceded in death by her son Randy Gerhardt, her sisters Joyce Bunting and Pat Barr and foster son Scott Kelly.

Lucille’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 10 am on Friday, December 28, 2018, at Printy Funeral Home in Warsaw, with burial to follow in Tioga. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, December 27, 2018, from 4 to 7 pm.

Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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